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50 true Southend legends

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Sounds good to me. Right folks, we have our first ejection from the list - Micky Stead is being replaced by Anton Otulakowski.

1. Chris Powell
2. Freddy Eastwood
3. Paul Clark
4. Ian Benjamin
5. Adam Barrett
6. Paul Sansome
7. Billy Best
8. Kevin Maher
9. Sandy Anderson
10. Steve Tilson
11. Stan Collymore
12. Spencer Prior
13. Richard Cadette
14. Andy Ansah
15. Ricky Otto
16. Alan Moody
17. Brett Angell
18. Peter Taylor (as a player)
19. Harold Halse
20. Simon Royce
21. Frankie Banks
22. Mervyn Cawson
23. Pat Scully
24. Dave Martin
25. David Crown
26. Peter Butler
27. Dean Austin
28. Mark Gower
29. Ron Pountney
30. Dave Cusack
31. Derek Spence
32. Shaun Goater
33. Paul Brush
34. Colin Morris
35. Dave Robinson
36. David Webb
37. Oliver Trigg
38. Jimmy McAlinden
39. Bob Jack
40. Frank Walton
41. Sammy McCrory
42. Roy Hollis
43. Bill Garner
44. Jimmy Shankley
45. Tony Bentley
46. Harry Threadgold
47. [strkthru]Micky Stead[/strkthru] Anton Otulakowski
48. Tony Hadley
49. Dickie Donovan
50. Dave Smith
 
blueparrot said:
he was the main supply route for the team that won our first title. Stead was solid but nothing spectacular IMHO
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Micky Stead was before my time, but he's in the top ten all-time appearances and a member of the record-setting and title-winning defence of 1980-81.

I'd like to suggest him back in for Shaun Goater, for the reasons I suggested earlier.
 
1. Chris Powell
2. Freddy Eastwood
3. Paul Clark
4. Ian Benjamin
5. Adam Barrett
6. Paul Sansome
7. Billy Best
8. Kevin Maher
9. Sandy Anderson
10. Steve Tilson
11. Stan Collymore
12. Spencer Prior
13. Richard Cadette
14. Andy Ansah
15. Ricky Otto
16. Alan Moody
17. Brett Angell
18. Peter Taylor (as a player)
19. Harold Halse
20. Simon Royce
21. Frankie Banks
22. Mervyn Cawson
23. Pat Scully
24. Dave Martin
25. David Crown
26. Peter Butler
27. Dean Austin
28. Mark Gower
29. Ron Pountney
30. Dave Cusack
31. Derek Spence
32. Shaun Goater Micky Stead
33. Paul Brush
34. Colin Morris
35. Dave Robinson
36. David Webb
37. Oliver Trigg
38. Jimmy McAlinden
39. Bob Jack
40. Frank Walton
41. Sammy McCrory
42. Roy Hollis
43. Bill Garner
44. Jimmy Shankley
45. Tony Bentley
46. Harry Threadgold
47. Anton Otulakowski
48. Tony Hadley
49. Dickie Donovan
50. Dave Smith
 
I'm up for dropping Shaun Goater... he is a 'legend' but not a true southend 'legend' as he was only here for 1 season
 
Well, I'm putting the Goat back in for Pat Scully. Pat was a solid, if unspectacular defender - and not part of a promotion-winning squad. The Goat, on the other hand, gave us an absolutely incalculable yet invaluable sense of well-being when he came to Roots Hall. He made us happy. He made us believe. He kept Fred hungry... and he helped us win only the second gong in our history.

He may have only been with us for a season... but what a season. Feed the Goat - we missed him more than we thought we would...


1. Chris Powell
2. Freddy Eastwood
3. Paul Clark
4. Ian Benjamin
5. Adam Barrett
6. Paul Sansome
7. Billy Best
8. Kevin Maher
9. Sandy Anderson
10. Steve Tilson
11. Stan Collymore
12. Spencer Prior
13. Richard Cadette
14. Andy Ansah
15. Ricky Otto
16. Alan Moody
17. Brett Angell
18. Peter Taylor (as a player)
19. Harold Halse
20. Simon Royce
21. Frankie Banks
22. Mervyn Cawston
23. Pat Scully Shaun Goater
24. Dave Martin
25. David Crown
26. Peter Butler
27. Dean Austin
28. Mark Gower
29. Ron Pountney
30. Dave Cusack
31. Derek Spence
32. Micky Stead
33. Paul Brush
34. Colin Morris
35. Dave Robinson
36. David Webb
37. Oliver Trigg
38. Jimmy McAlinden
39. Bob Jack
40. Frank Walton
41. Sammy McCrory
42. Roy Hollis
43. Bill Garner
44. Jimmy Shankley
45. Tony Bentley
46. Harry Threadgold
47. Anton Otulakowski
48. Tony Hadley
49. Dickie Donovan
50. Dave Smith
 
Matt the Shrimp said:
Ooh. Err. I thought the promotion winning centre halves were Spinner & Dave Martin, and that Pat didn't come until the following summer...?

:eek:
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Nah, think Pat came in (on loan initially) part way through that season, but certainly did help us get up - and was a rock for us for the following seasons.

(Great tackle at Bury BTW - sent off on the half-way line!:hilarious:)

I think Scully is more of a 'legend' than Goater - but if there is a place for Goater in the 50, then he should be in there somewhere.
 
Southampton Shrimper said:
So, is this supposed to be playing legends, or just any legends?

Because clearly Webby would get onto the latter list, and if that's the list you're making then you've got to add Uncle Ron, surely!

But if it's players only, then Webby's got to go, I'm afraid.....



We can't have a Webb on a list of playing legends, now can we....?

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I thought the initial post was quite clear on this matter.
 
mark gower? part of two promotions and 4th highest midfield scorer in the championship, great, loyal player.
 
Keith Mercer in place of Dave Smith

Keith was a prolific goalscorer in the Championship winning team of 80/81. Dave Smith was only the manager and managers shouldn't be in the list. Failing that, kick Simon Royce out for being a rubbish kicker and a non achiever at Southend!
 
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